Where does “kivi” come from?

kivi (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic kivi, from Proto-Uralic kiwe — rock, stone.

kivi (Veps): stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock

Ancestry of “kivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickivistone, rock
2Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kivi →
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